Bearings withstand corrosive environments.
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NKE bearings with SQ171 coating offer anti-corrosion protection against water, condensation, weakly alkaline, and weakly acidic cleaning agents. RoHS compliant coating contains no toxic hexavalent chrome and has been tested with neutral salt spray test method in accordance with DIN 50021. Coating is only 8 µm thick, ensuring interchangeability of coated and uncoated parts.
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NKE Special Coating for Bearings - RoHS Compliant and Cost Effective Protection Against Corrosion
Steyr, Austria, May 2008. For bearings and metal parts exposed directly to humid or corrosive environments, NKE Austria GmbH offers a special coating solution that provides a simple and cost effective protection against corrosion. NKE's coating can be used for all parts exposed to corrosive environments and provides reliable protections against water, condensation, weakly alkaline and weakly acidic cleaning agents. The new coating technology is Cr(VI) free and is therefore compliant with the RoHS Directive. Typical applications include materials handling, food processing and agricultural machinery.
The SQ171 coating can be applied on standard or special bearings to guarantee a significantly longer service life compared to uncoated parts. The thin coating of about 8 µm ensures interchangeability of coated and uncoated parts. Due to the plating process by trivalent chrome passivation the coating contains no toxic hexavalent chrome or Cr(VI) - a material banned by the RoHS Directive. The SQ171 coating has been tested with the neutral salt spray test method in accordance with DIN 50021. Compared to other anti-corrosion methods such as stainless steel, NKE's SQ171 coating offers outstanding anti-corrosion protection at relatively low cost.
Company information:
NKE Austria GmbH is a premium class bearing manufacturer with headquarters in Steyr, Austria. The company with about 140 employees was founded in 1996 by a group of senior staff members of former company Steyr Wlzlager. NKE offers both standard and special bearings for all industrial applications. NKE's core functions - engineering, product development, final processing of components, assembly, quality assurance, logistics, and sales and marketing - are centralised at its Steyr headquarters. The site is accredited to ISO 9001:2000 (design, development, production and distribution of bearings) and ISO 14001:2004. Its wide range of standard bearings is available from stock or at short production lead-times. It also provides tailored products and solutions. In addition to product and application development, NKE also provides a full range of technical services, consulting, documentation and training. NKE's products are distributed through 15 international representative offices and more than 240 distribution outlets in 60 countries.
Contact in the USA:
NKE AUSTRIA GmbH, US representative office
Mr. Dick Scott
20 Barney Road,
P.O. Box 5255 Clifton Park,
New York 12065
Tel: 518 371 5759
Fax: 518 383 6487
Contact in Austria:
NKE AUSTRIA GmbH
Ms. Janet Mo, Marketing
Tel: +43 7252 8666 7345
Fax: +43 7252 8666 759
E-mail: j.mo@nke.at
Internet: www.nke.at
